cerddin

Welsh
Cerddin

Alternative forms
  • cerdin

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • wIPA(key): /ˈkɛrðɪn/

Noun

cerddin f (collective, singulative cerddinen)

  1. service trees (Sorbus), especially wild service trees (Sorbus torminalis)
    Synonyms: ceri, sarth, sarff, sarffwydd
  2. serviceberries, sorbs
  3. rowan trees or fruit
    Synonym: criafol

Derived terms
  • cerddin croesryw (“Swedish service tree”)
  • cerddin glen Catacol (“Arran service tree”)
  • cerddin gwyllt(ion) (“wild service tree”)
  • cerddin gwyn(ion) (“whitebeam”)
  • cerddin Morgannwg (“true service tree”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cerddin gerddin ngherddin cherddin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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